The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08
STATIC NEWS.

80" NS'""H'A ooo olC 4uOltu
in the New Orleans market at SIS to
s6 per barrel. . ..t
mes.Democrat: Special from
Franklin says the weather has turned
warm aud planters are preparing
for the sugar making season.
Capitoliau-Advocate: Grinding
will begin on the .Anaborage, and.
Westover plantations Il, West Eatosn ton
Rouge on Monday. The weather
has been fue.
Lafayette Advertiser: Cotton
picking in this parish is going on
steadily aud every available hand is
brought into use. Even the cooks
and washerwomen have taken to it.
New Era: Cotton picking and
ginning is the prevailing occupation
OF the people throughout the parish,
just now. The crop. unfortunately.
being short the busy season will not
last very long.
Patriot-Democrat: Cotton pick
ing and ginning is the prevailing
occupation of the people throughout
the parish just now. The crop, un.
fortunately, being short the busy
season will not last very long.
Sugar Planter: Allendale began
grinding this week and Cinciarc
commences next Monday. Altogether
the rolling season opens early and
quite promising, making it very
busy time indeed for our planters.
Trinity Herald: The weather
during the past week has been cool
and pleasant. Farmers are taking
advantage of the good weather and
fast gathering their crops, which,
being assisted by the late dry spell,
have fully ripened.
Pioneer of Assumption: Several
places. Trinity, Magnolia Little
Texas, WestfieId, Euola, aud perhaps
others, will start grinding next week.
The weather is favorable for the
ripening OF the cane, the rain iu the
early part of the week was much
needed.
Donaldsonville Chief: Tho cotton
crop of the ninth and tenth wards
which comprise almost the entire
area in which the aeecy staple is
cultivated in Ascension-is estim.
ated by we'll informed citizen at
1900 bales, a decrease of ten per
cent. from last years yield.
Lafourche Star: The corn crop
is almost a failure North. This fact
should cause our people to exert
themselves to raise their own meat,
as it will cause bacon to be higher
than usual. The only salvation for
the Southern farmer is to raise every
thing he possibly can at home.
Morehouse Clarion: The rain
Monday was the frst mud soakers"
we have had for months. What the
farmers now want is plenty Of sun.
shine and dry weather. Corn is
selling on the streets of Bastrop for
thirty cents per busAel.. Next spring
it will again 60 up to seventy Eve
cents and a dollar.
East Carroll Democrat: Planters
all seem quite busy. We have no.
ticed but very few in town during
the week. The rain during the first
Of the week re:arted the picking of
cotton. bat with good weather for
few weeks the planters will be able
to gather the bulk of the crop by
the first of November.
Plaquemine Protector: The rain
aud wind of Tuesday last were Of
80 severe a nature as to make it look
like another "blow." The rain, al
though severe, will prove beneficial
to our fields and gardens, as it will
remove much Of the salt which had
been deposited on them. We look
for good pasturage now on the back
lands.
Pointe Coupee Banner: The gins
throughout the parish are in full
blast. and considerable cotton is
ginned and shipped daily. Since
last Tuesday morning the wcnther
has been very pleasant and cotton
picking is being pushed rapidly for
ward. large quantities of cotton
/ l. At..l.,.a.i, ID